LADIES ONLY
With women-specific board sales up 20 per cent south of the border last season, the ladies can expect a little extra attention. More than beautiful-looking skis, these come with performance in mind.
![Affinity Storm](https://skicanadamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Atomic-Affinity.jpg)
An Affinity for easy going
Atomic makes going Frontside easier for ladies with its Affinity lineup. The Air, Pure and Storm are easy to initiate, and come with rockered tips over a V-shape body, making drifting or smearing turns a cinch. The skis come in 74, 79 and 84 underfoot, respectively.
![Dynastar Exclusive Pro NX](https://skicanadamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Dynastar-ExclusivePro-NX.jpg)
Exclusive-ly for ladies
Dynastar has it dialed in for expert women with this year’s Exclusive Pro. As much a system as a ski, it boasts gender-specific sidewall and balance systems that feature a forward mounting point, raised heel, and lighter weight wood and fi breglass hybrid core for lightness and stability. Made with the expert in mind, this ski comes in a vivacious 119/67/102 sidecut.
![Head MYA No8](https://skicanadamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Head-MYA-No8.jpg)
Beauty and the Beast
Style and performance combine in Head’s women-specific, six-ski MYA series. Developed by BMW Designworks USA, the line takes a modern fashion approach, revealing colourful and patterned layers from the bases through what it calls “seductively sliced cutouts” on the topsheets. Fashion-forward ladies can complete the look with matching brand clothing. More than just looking good, Head has powered these skis with its top-end technology, like the patented electronic KERS microchip stiffener in the MYA N°7 (115/68/99) for aggressive Frontsiders, and the company’s patented Flow Ride and stiffening Intelligence Technology in the MYA N° 6 (123/77/109) All-Mountain ski.
![click on image to enlarge](https://skicanadamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/12Ladies600.jpg)